Staff Picks

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2 p.m.

Love is in the air at the MLK Library! Celebrate this Valentine's Day with stories, games and crafts that will warm your heart on even the coldest of days.
Looking for a new title to fall in love with this Valentine's Day? Check out these lovable children's titles:
Consider Love by Sandra Boynton

Graphic Novels

Every once in a while you just need pictures to accompany your literature. Luckily, literary creative minds have developed the "Graphic Novel" and, indeed, they are novels. This is a selection of the most recent graphic novels to stir up my imagination, and I hope you enjoy!
Sagaby Brian K. Vaughan

From the wacky to the wild, celebrate in style!

From wacky to wild and from silly to sardonic National Backwards Day is a holiday meant to inspire doing things a little differently. Commonly celebrated on Jan. 31, National Backwards Day aims to have people deviate from the norm. Children often enjoy this holiday in school or other related environments as a chance to participate in wacky events. You too can shake things up a little or step away from the humdrum by trying some of the following activites:
Walk or talk backwards

Searching For Inspiration

Oh, what to paint…?
A Portrait? A Landscape? Still Life, Perhaps?
Deciding what to paint can be a challenge.
Our Bancroft Brownies will search for inspiration to meet the requirements for their Painting Badge (beginning in March).
Here are 14 books that may inspire.

Painting styles and techniques

New WETA series

England, 1953. Sidney Chambers, a young Anglican vicar, arrives in the English town of Grantchester. At his new parish, Chambers meets Inspector Geordie Keating, and the two work together to solve mysteries.